On 6 Feb 2008, at 23:28, Peter Seibel wrote:
> Ingvar wrote:
>> Marcin Tustin writes:
>>> If flying into heathrow at that hour, another option is just to use
>>> an
>>> airport hotel, and proceed from there in the morning well-rested.
>>>>>> Also, nationalrail.co.uk tells me that the last train out of Kings
>>> Cross is
>>> the 0007, arriving 0139. May be feasible.
>>>> With a 22:30 quoted landing time, it's probably going to be abput
>> 23:30 when
>> Peter can get onto the Heathrow Express. That delivers him at
>> Paddington at
>> (optimistically) 23:45 (probably later) and that gives at most 22
>> minutes to
>> get from Paddington to King's Cross. I would fully expect that to
>> fail, via
>> cab, via tube or via anything short of a stand-by helicopter ride.
>>>> I suspect that either an airport hotel (expensive), a hotel closer in
>> towards
>> London or someone offering a spare bed or couhc is a more realistic
>> plan.
>> Hi guys--I've booked a room at the Mayflower Hotel in Earl's Court. As
> I
> understand it I'll be able to get their by Tube when I get in and then
> get from there to King's Cross by Tube the next morning. Sound right?
>> -Peter
Peter
Looks spot-on right.
You can travel from Heathrow Airport to Earl's Court by Tube train -
direct - no changes.
Is 35mins journey on the Piccadilly Line
That's the only Tube line at Heathrow, which is its terminus. So all
Tube trains go in the right direction for you.
Due to planned engineering works, the last Tube train out of the
Heathrow Central terminus is 1135.
After that it looks grimmer using the Night Bus service
eg
Take the Route Bus N9 towards Aldwych
01:45 Heathrow Central Bus Station Stop: Stand 20
02:23 (arr.) HAMMERSMITH BUS STATION: The new Lower Bus Station opens
Saturday 16 February. Stopping arrangements have changed.
Average journey time: 38 mins
*
Take the Route Bus N97 towards Trafalgar Square / Whitehall
02:37 Hammersmith Broadway Bus Stn Stop: D
02:44 Earl's Court Station
Average journey time: 7 mins
This is checking with www.tfl.gov.uk (Transport for London - which I
use all the time)
Morning - no problem
Earl's Court to Kings Cross is 20mins further up the Piccadilly Line -
direction "East" / " towards Cockfosters".
TFL site doesn't indicate a "Magic bus journey" - a standard London Bus
route which is direct and reasonably quick - otherwise could have
suggested the option of "seeing London" that way
(bus route -- 1hr10mins tot. - "74" is 45mins to Baker Street (home of
Sherlock Holmes!), then take the "20" another 20mins to K.X.)
From Kings Cross to Cambridge - the "Cambridge Cruisers" seem to be
leaving at every xx.15 and xx.45 at that time in the morning (morning
rush), taking 45mins to Cambridge direct non-stop. Are Electric
Multiple-Units (doesn't look like an express train, but travels at
nearly 100MPH). Departure announcing screen very clear - will tell you
platform. If you've watched "Harry Potter" you will know what the
station looks like (they do have a sign to "platform 9~3/4's" round
near to platform 10!).
No tea and coffee on-board the train (sometimes a trolley service) -
you might want to take a cup on-board, from one of the KX stn vending
stands.
Looking up train journeys - go to
www.nationalrail.co.uk
Good journey
Regards
Rich Smith